Kerri-Anne Kennerley shares touching tribute to late husband John at Easter

Kerri-Anne Kennerley has shared a touching tribute to her late husband John at Easter. 

In an Instagram post shared on Sunday, the 66-year-old posted a throwback photo of John holding a toy rabbit. 

She then shared a second image of the family dog holding that same rabbit this year. 

The TV host wrote in her emotional caption: ‘Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Easter. 

‘Reflecting on all wonderful memories of love, fun, warmth and joy during this time,’ she added.  

John became paralysed from the neck down aged 75, when he slipped off a balcony at a Coffs Harbour golf resort in March 2016.

He passed away on February 27 last year. He spent his final three years unable to feed or talk.   

Kerri-Anne, who became his primary carer, said that he learned to use printed letters of the alphabet to communicate because the accident had left him unable to speak.

‘The first thing John asked me was: Am I paraplegic’: she told the Sunday Telegraph.   

‘It was gut-wrenching. I couldn’t say to him at the time: You’re not that lucky.’ 

The accident left Kerri-Anne with an overwhelming need to ensure others would not suffer the same fate as her husband.

After attending the opening of the prestigious Concord Golf Course late last year, Ms Kennerley approached New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, demanding more funding for spinal injury research.

‘John was C3 and C4, which was the neck down, so he could not feed himself, he could not put a fork in his mouth. He couldn’t use the remote button. He couldn’t turn a page’ she said.